Chapter 928: Decisive Battle in Valencia (4)
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Some people may ask, since both sides are fighting for defense and player concentration in the game, why can Fiorentina afford to play and Valencia can't afford to spend it?
To explain here, while the tactics used are largely the same, the situation of Fiorentina and Valencia themselves is quite different. On the Fiorentina side, even if the Purple Lilies were on the defensive in the game, Shevchenko and Vieri were able to attack Valencia's defense with their superior individual ability, while the attack of the Bat Legion was difficult to create enough problems for Fiorentina due to Claudio López's lack of attacking ability. Looking at Valencia's side, most of these starting defenders are old, although their competitive form is still very good, but in terms of physical fitness and concentration of the game, they are far from being compared with when they were young, so in the face of Vieri and others, they will seem to be a little powerless. Although Gerard and Farinos can help them, these two are obviously no match for Vieri in terms of physical confrontation, and they are not as fast as Shevchenko, so they can only rely on positioning and anticipation to block their breakthrough route as much as possible.
From the comparison of these two aspects, it can be seen that if there are no accidents and the two sides continue to consume like this, Valencia, who is under more pressure on the defensive end, will definitely not be able to hold on first, and then be ruthlessly crushed by Fiorentina!
Therefore, Cooper will let the team take the initiative and is also forced to be helpless. After all, although Valencia does have a lot of veterans in the team, Angeloma is the only player with major tournament experience. On a crucial occasion such as the Champions Cup final, a player's experience in the tournament is a very important asset! Therefore, Fiorentina, who have won the championship, can calm down and tighten the fence and wait for the opponent to make a mistake; And it is difficult for Valencia players who lack this kind of experience to be so calm, because they are very uneasy about this stalemate situation in their hearts, and naturally it is impossible to play their good defensive counterattack in the game as usual!
Therefore, no matter how reluctant Cooper is, he has to let the players take the initiative to fight for the hope of winning the first line. After all, he was conservative by nature and did not dare to put his team's hopes of victory on the seemingly illusory luck of luck, which was too unsafe for him to do.
"It worked!" Seeing that the opponent finally couldn't bear the pressure and got out of the turtle shell, Heynckes secretly waved his fist and roared excitedly, "I was really anxious just now, and I thought that Cooper, this old boy, could really calm down and fight with us in Florence......"
Don't look at Heynckes' calm expression at this time, in fact, the Germans were also very anxious before. After all, Fiorentina played so dull and boring after the start of the game, and if they had won this final, it would have been better to say that the media and fans would not have paid attention to these unpleasant things, and would have praised him for his composure in the face of the stalemate. But if Fiorentina end up losing to Valencia at the end of the game, then an overwhelming amount of criticism awaits him! And the arrangements and adjustments made by Heynckes in the game will be listed one by one as evidence of mediocrity!
After all, the vast majority of fans will not calmly analyze the shape of the game rationally, they will only notice that Fiorentina, which has an advantage in overall strength, was dominated by Valencia, who is slightly inferior, due to the conservative tactical play of head coach Heynckes, and then missed the Champions Cup!
Therefore, let the team play on the defensive after the start of the game and play a dull defensive battle with Valencia, Heynckes, as the manager of Fiorentina, was under very great pressure. That's why he was so excited when he saw Valencia take the initiative.
Of course, even if the Valencia players can stabilize their feelings and concentrate on playing defensive battles with Fiorentina, Heynckes will definitely not change his arrangement, and will still firmly choose to fight this team to the end! After all, if the Valencia team in front of them were allowed to play the defensive counter-attack that they are good at in the game, then its opponents would be extremely miserable. This is the best example of Lazio and Bayern Munich, who have fallen to the Bats in the Champions League this season!
Even a backline of the caliber of Lazio and Bayern Munich couldn't handle Valencia's quick counter-attack, and Heynckes didn't want to experience a thrilling sensation in this final.
At this time, Mendieta, who received a pass from Gerrard, left Effenberg behind with an acceleration change of direction, and the Valencia captain did not entangle too much with Redondo, who stepped forward to press, and knew that the opportunity was fleeting, and he directly raised his foot to pass the ball to Keeli Gonzalez, who was ambushed on the left side!
Killi, who got the ball, immediately sprinted forward along the wing, but Zambrotta, who was in charge of guarding the right flank, did not allow the Argentine winger to break through his defense, and he was also not slow to follow the Argentine closely, constantly pressing the opponent on the side, and stuck the line of Kiliceche, forcing the Argentine to go all the way along the touchline!
Although Keeli Gonzalez couldn't find space to cut inside with the ball under Zambrotta's defense, he was not good at cutting inside shots, but with a low cross! So, under the pressure of Zambrotta, Keeli single-mindedly killed the bottom line, and then suddenly got up at the moment when he was about to rush out of the bottom line with the ball, and passed the ball directly into the penalty area before Zambrotta intercepted it!
"Damn it!" Zambrotta, who was a little slower, stared at the ball flying towards his own penalty area, and he felt very annoyed lying on the turf at this time, "I didn't expect this guy to be so bold and dare to rush so close to the bottom line before making a cross." Alas, what a mistake! ”
In fact, Zambrotta can't be blamed for this, after all, there are very few wingers of this type in Serie A, and it is only in Europe that you can occasionally encounter such a master. Considering that Kieli's speed and breakthrough ability are not inferior to the likes of Ryan Giggs and Cancherski, Zambrotta is already very good that he is not directly left behind by the opponent.
Although Keely Gonzalez's cross was beautiful and well-grounded, making it a good fit for a midfield-flanking team-mate, Nesta and Stam had a clear aerial advantage over Lopes (178cm) and Angulo (180cm). The judgment of the landing point is also very accurate, and each of them is responsible for one, and they directly cleared the ball out of the penalty area without giving the opponent a chance to get the ball!